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Cognitive behavioral therapy's effectiveness in treating depression and anxiety disorders

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapeutic advance or a talking therapy, which tries to resolve troubles in regards to dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions by way of a goal-oriented, systematic process.

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Physiological and psychological changes in human aging

Aging of whole organisms is a complex process that can be defined as a progressive deterioration of physiological function, an intrinsic age-related process of loss of viability and increase in vulnerability.

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Three elements of psychological resilience and resilience trajectory

Describe three elements of resilience. A healthy self-image or positive self-esteem is an important element of psychological resilience (Masten, 2001).

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The stability of personality traits across the lifespan

In the 1950's in Kansas City married couples ages 40 through 90 were put through a series of psychological tests to gain insight into the optimal idea of aging (USC, 2010).

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Understanding drug addiction as a brain disease and treatment approach

A lot of people do not know why or how people become addicted to drugs. It is sometimes implicit that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop utilizing drugs merely by choosing to alter their behavior.

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Brain chemistry and addiction in substance abuse treatment

The book Clinicians Guide to Substance Abuse, (Smith & Seymour, 2001), is an apparent, to the point introduction to substance abuse treatment for non-specialist physicians.

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The LAFF strategy for improving teacher-parent collaboration

Psychological studies have demonstrated that when parents are involved in their child's education endeavors grads, test scores, attitudes, and behaviors improve (McNaughton & Vostal, 2010).

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Sound production and behavior in red-bellied piranhas

The hypothesis of the article "Sound production in red-bellied piranhas (Pygocentrus nattereri, Kner): an acoustical, behavioural and morphofunctional study" by Millot, Vandewalle & Parmentier (2011), is that piranhas make sounds and these sounds are able to be associated with given behaviors like…

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Operant conditioning and its application to obesity treatment

There are various definitions of learning that are used in the academic circles. These definitions depend on the school of thought that they are derived from. The behaviorists define learning as the relatively permanent change that takes place in behavior alteration due to experience.

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How four major neurotransmitters regulate behavior and brain function

Neurotransmitters are free floating chemicals that are located in the brain. They transmit signals in the synapse controlling a lot of a person's physical and mental behavior. There are four major neurotransmitters: 1) Dopamine, 2) Acetylcholine, 3) Norepinephrine and 4) Serotonin.

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